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By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:41:52 +0000

Robert,
We have similar experience but it seems that you have diversified more than me.
In my opinion, one condition to be able to keep giving our best is not to spread ourselves too thin.

By: Robert A. Henru

Robert A. Henru — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:51:25 +0000

Donald, great article! Recently I’m also investing my time more on some other things such as relationships and actions.
I’m putting lower priority in blogging, as i shared earlier, to “eat” more.

The challenge is.. how to keep giving your best, while you’re balancing it with some other mental portfolio.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:49:47 +0000

Ross,

In all this it’s about finding the personal equation that works, right?

Yes, you’re right. What works for me may be different from what works for you. We must find the balance ourselves.

By: Ross

Ross — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:35:16 +0000

I like the idea of diversifying where I’m investing my mental energy. One item you highlight is the data-check – its good and bad side. For me, I’m trying to work the data-check into one daily review and one weekly review with the idea of reviewing how I’m doing, and, then to plan from there … it’s a personal homework structure. The other arena that you touch upon is ‘contact-withdrawal’, the time invested with a project being balanced by the time away from a project. Doing so, should allow for ‘fresh’ and ‘renewed’ energies to be brought to each project. In all this it’s about finding the personal equation that works, right?

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Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:25:18 +0000

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By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:38:56 +0000

Shanel,
I love the way you dissect life into ten eggs/baskets :) You’re right, if we keep the balance of all those, no single setback can affect us for long.

Ari,
I agree that we sometimes need to analyze. What we need to do is to find a balance so that checking stats doesn’t distract us from doing productive things. That’s what happened to me.

By: Ari Koinuma

Ari Koinuma — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:44:04 +0000

I, too, realized that looking at my stats was hurting me instead of helping me. I am in a business so it’s important to analyze sometimes, but for now I’m just looking at my stats like once every other week or so.

ari

By: Shanel Yang

Shanel Yang — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:15:58 +0000

Great post, Donald! It’s so true that if you put all your eggs in one basket and that basket gets crushed, you’ve every reason to be sorely disappointed. However, putting one egg each in a different basket — and having as many eggs as you can safely watch in the different baskets is a sound strategy. Here are some eggs that should be each carefully tended in different baskets, in no particular order:

1. Work
2. Education
3. Health
4. Family
5. Friends
6. Religion/Spirituality
7. Personal Development
8. Creative Pursuits
9. Fun/Pleasure
10. Charity

If there is a temporary setback in any one of these areas (or even a few at one time) you will still have so many good things in your life that it’s hard to feel too bad for too long. : )